逐鹿中原 zhú lù zhōng yuán

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
  2. fig. to attempt to seize the throne

CHARACTERS

逐 zhú
HSK 5
chase, expel; one by one
鹿 lù deer; surname; KangXi radical 198
中 zhōng
HSK 1
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
原 yuán
HSK 4
source, origin, beginning